President Maithripala Sirisena says that the responsibility of the rulers who love the country and the people as well as scholars and intellectuals is to provide most appropriate things to the people.

He added he would take any decision for the betterment of the country and the nation in the proper time.

The President made these remarks at the inauguration ceremony of the “Toxin Free Nation (Vasa Visa Nethi Ratak)” National Program at the BMICH yesterday (March 07).

He pointed out though the previous governments initiated various programs to enhance the agriculture and the farming community none of them succeeded in freeing the farmers from the debt burden. “The aim of the new government is to strengthen the economy of the farmers by introducing a better agricultural policy”, he said.

President Sirisena stated that the leadership of this program should be taken by the divisional leaders and the Agrarian Services Department. “All those who love the country and expect a better future of the nation should get together to make this program successful, forgetting their political differences”, he said.

The three-year national plan which based on the government’s policy to provide toxin free food to everybody, aims to make Sri Lanka a toxin free green island.

The President launched the program created to take information about the farming lands in the country by using the satellite technology.

3 Responses to I would take any decision in proper time for betterment of country – President

‘He added he would take any decision for the betterment of the country and the nation in the proper time.Dear Mr. President; But dear President, we are still waiting for you intervention to put a hold to ongoing destruction of Wilpattu National Park.

the idea of satellite mapping is cool provided that the controllers know what they are doing.

I have a better proposition. Cannabis is the rage in the US and Australia and I am sure lot of other countries like India and Pakistan will join the fray and Cannabis will be global. As it is Sri Lanka at one time was a leading producer of cannabis and due to law enforcement the production has dwindled dramatically. I am not sure whether we can compete with the major producers of cannabis how ever there is a big demand for it in the country. The last time I was in SL a cannabis joint cost more than 1000 rupees and that was substandard stuff.
Personally the department ought to take an active role in research and development into Cannabis. They should be encouraged to produce quality hybrid seed, the proceeds from the sales could fund the research effort.
I think Ravi ought to work out as to how much cannabis be taxed from the producer to the end user. Further foreigners should be invited to invest in cannabis production and export and the government should give protection to this enterprise.
Incidentally cannabis according to experts is a multi billion dollar industry!